Some say that Instagramming art actually ruins the art experience, I argue that social media and selfie culture add another layer to the experience of the art which is radically different from how art was experienced before the rise of social media.

Will Boone's "Monument" is an installation that ties back to the artist's fascination with John F. Kennedy's death and his personal connection to it as a Texan. Summon the courage to step into an all-black underground bunker in the middle of the desert

This week, we speak with New Zealand's former prime minister, Helen Clark and filmmaker Gaylene Preston regarding their documentary about Clark's foiled bid to become the United Nation's first female Secretary General.

Fifty years ago, on March 16, 1968, U.S. soldiers attacked the Vietnamese village of My Lai. Even though the soldiers met no resistance, they slaughtered more than 500 Vietnamese women, children and old men over the next four hours.

Rising rents. Stagnant wages. Homelessness. Gentrification. Today's big stories in Los Angeles have a common thread: a gap in social and economic equity. A report found that L.A. has the 7th highest level of income inequality in the country.

Marielle Franco, a 38-year-old Rio de Janeiro city councilmember and human rights activist who was killed last week, was a black lesbian known for her fierce criticism of police killings in Brazil’s impoverished favela neighborhoods.

Fifty years ago, on March 16, 1968, U.S. soldiers attacked the Vietnamese village of My Lai. Even though the soldiers met no resistance, they slaughtered more than 500 Vietnamese women, children and old men over the next four hours.

John Ridley, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “12 Years a Slave” continues to tackle subjects that are relevant to today’s America. The unstoppable Ridley is now working on a comic book sequel, “The American Way: Those Above and Those Below.”

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Susheela Raman sings about illusion, Euphoria delivers a Hindi pop soap opera, a hallucinatory remix of Range Barse. Over to Uzbekistan for a stark song by Sevara Nazarhan, and the on to the sun-filled South Pacific with Tim and We Ca Ca and the Wasi Ka Nanara Pan Pipers.

Cuba's rap group in exile wade across the water, Gomes and Tavares masquerade as the police and 113 visit the folks. Sultana excoriates unfaithful husbands, Zenzila go traveling, MC Solaar raps with a jazz bass and Mexico?s Molotov slams it to the gringos.

A language lesson from Pink Martini, a lesson in evolution from Paris Combo, classic chanson from Patrick Bruel and a haunting ballad from Portugal's Madredeus. Wagner Pa meditates on folly, Manu Chau conjures up Babylon, and Dusminguet dine on CDs.

It's all Africa as Ismael Lo sings a love song, Papa Wemba goes shopping, McCoy Mrubata sings of self respect, the Cool Crooners sing a wry song about poverty. Then Bhusi Mhlongo gives a powerful performance and Salif Keita closes it out with a sweet song.

Robert Mirabal travels the Southwest. Virginia Rodriues sings of the Brazilian coast, and Wimme wanders the hills of Lapland. Aboriginal Archie Roach sanctifies the land of his people, and Western Saharan women play the drum amongst the dunes.

Patrick Bruel reminisces about Tunisia, Natasha Atlas melds dance tracks with vocal ululation, Colonial cousins blend R&B with Hindi pop, and Apache Indian finds inner piece through meditation and Jah. Then some party music with Control Machete and Molotov.

Celtic Tides. This block traces the give and take between the Scotts-Irish tradition and American music. The friendship between country music singer Kathy Mattea and Scotland's Dougie Maclean yields two great songs, and then three by Ireland's Paul Brady, showcasing his traditional and pop-rock talents. Then on to Steve Earle, with two Appalachian/Celtic flavored hits- Galway Girl, and Copperhead Road.

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In Manila, a performance artist, a pole dancer, a rap battle champion, a visual artist and a painter explore the multiple facets of a city now in the grip of a new government engaged in a brutal drug war.